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NACE MR 0175/ISO 15156 for Corrosion Resistant

Alloys for Sulphide Service


Introduction
NACE MR 0175/ISO 15156 is a Materials Standard issued by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers.
It is originally a US standard intended to assess the suitability of materials for oilfield equipment where sulphide (sulfide) stress
corrosion cracking may be a risk in hydrogen sulphide (sour) environments. However, the world standards body ISO has issued it
under its own "brand". The latest edition includes technical corrigenda from 2005. Discussions about the standard can be found on
the NACE website.
The standard specifies the types of corrosion resistant materials including stainless steels that can be used in specific oilfield
environments and places limits on the hardness of the material. This applies both to parent and weld material. The maximum
hardness is usually defined in terms of the Rockwell 'C' scale.
No conversion to other hardness scales is given in MR 0175 which presents one problem as softened stainless steels hardnesses
are measured using either the Rockwell 'B', Vickers or Brinell scales.
Approximate conversions are available.
Summary of MR 0175 Requirements
A wide range of materials is covered by the standard including most types (families) of stainless steels. The table below shows
some of these grades. However, this summary is intended to only give a general idea of this complex standard and is not a
substitute for the original document.

Grades
Steel Type Comments
Included
405,430, 409, 434, 436, 442, Hardness up to 22 HRC
Ferritic
444, 445, 446, 447, 448
Martensitic 410, 420 Hardness up to 22 HRC
Martensitic F6NM Hardness up to 23 HRC
Martensitic S41425 Hardness up to 28 HRC
201, 202, 302, 304, 304L, Solution annealed, no cold work to enhance properties, hardness
305, 309, 310, 316, 316L, up to 22 HRC
317, 321, 347,
Austenitic
S31254(254SMO),
N08904(904L),
N08926(1925hMo)
Austenitic S20910 Hardness up to 35 HRC
S31803 (1.4462), PREN >30 solution annealed condition, ferrite content 35% to
S32520 (UR 52N+), S32750 65%, or 30 to 70% in welds. Note that the general restriction of 28
(2507), S32760 (Zeron 100), HRC in previous editions is not found in this latest edition of the
Duplex
S32550(Ferralium 255) standard. There is a specific restriction on HIP'd S31803 to
25HRC. For some applications cold worked material is allowed up
to 36HRC
Precipitation 17-4 PH 33 HRC Age hardening at 620 deg C
Hardening

Precipitation S45000 31 HRC Age hardening at 620 deg C


Hardening
Precipitation S66286 35 HRC
Hardening
Free machining grades such as the 303 and 416 types are excluded from of NACE MR 0175/ISO 15156

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